LittleSis: J Barry Griswell

Prominent Des Moines philanthropist and businessman Barry Griswell died Friday June 5 2020, his family announced. He was 71. Griswell was the chairman and CEO of Principal Financial Group from 2000 to 2008, then led the Community Foundation of Greater Des Moines in 2008 until he retired in 2013. Barry Griswell is survived by his wife, Michele Griswell, sons John and Michael Griswell, three brothers and two granddaughters. Griswell grew up without a father and had gotten into trouble before the Boys and Girls Club in Atlanta helped him to turn his life around. He eventually received a scholarship to play basketball at Berry College in Rome, Ga. He met the love of his life, Michele, there and discovered that he had a knack for business, which pushed him to get an MBA from Stetson University in Florida. He was honored in 2003 with the Horatio Alger Award for overcoming adversity to attain success. J. Barry Griswell had been a Director of the Company since 2001 and of Principal Life since 1998, and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Company and Principal Life since June of 2006. He was Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company and Principal Life from 2002 until June of 2006.

Donor	Common Recipients
Bernie Marcus	Saxby Chambliss, Chuck Grassley, Tom Harkin, George W Bush, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Republican Party of Iowa, Mitt Romney
Donald F Lamberti	Leonard L Boswell, Chuck Grassley, Jim Leach, George W Bush, National Republican Congressional Committee, Republican Party of Iowa, Stanley J Thompson, Jeffrey Lamberti
Woody Johnson	Chuck Grassley, Tom Harkin, George W Bush, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Iowa Democratic Party, Republican Party of Iowa, Mitt Romney
Greg Ganske	Chuck Grassley, Jim Leach, George W Bush, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Republican Party of Iowa, Stanley J Thompson, Jeffrey Lamberti, Mitt Romney
Stephen Grand	Saxby Chambliss, Chuck Grassley, Tom Harkin, Ben Nelson, Barack Obama, George W Bush, National Republican Congressional Committee, Mitt Romney
Richard M Kovacevich	Chris Dodd, Chuck Grassley, Tom Harkin, Ben Nelson, George W Bush, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Mitt Romney
Nicholas DeBenedictis	Saxby Chambliss, Chuck Grassley, Barack Obama, George W Bush, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Republican Party of Iowa, Mitt Romney
Todd A Walker	Saxby Chambliss, Chris Dodd, Ben Nelson, Barack Obama, George W Bush, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Mitt Romney
Daniel C Tate Jr	Robert Ernest Andrews, Leonard L Boswell, Saxby Chambliss, Chris Dodd, Tom Harkin, Ben Nelson, Earl Ralph Pomeroy III, Christie Vilsack
James V Nepola	Chuck Grassley, Jim Leach, George W Bush, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Republican Party of Iowa, Stanley J Thompson, Jeffrey Lamberti, Mitt Romney
Russell L Carson	Chris Dodd, Chuck Grassley, Tom Harkin, Ben Nelson, George W Bush, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Mitt Romney
Audre Rapoport	Chris Dodd, Tom Harkin, Ben Nelson, Barack Obama, Iowa Democratic Party, Tom Vilsack, Christie Vilsack, Roxanne Conlin
Leonard A Lauder	Chris Dodd, Chuck Grassley, Tom Harkin, Barack Obama, George W Bush, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Iowa Democratic Party
John Pappajohn	Leonard L Boswell, Chuck Grassley, Tom Harkin, Jim Leach, George W Bush, Republican Party of Iowa, Tom Vilsack, Mitt Romney
Leonard Blavatnik	Chris Dodd, Ben Nelson, Barack Obama, George W Bush, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Republican Party of Iowa, Mitt Romney
John Catsimatidis	Chris Dodd, Tom Harkin, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Iowa Democratic Party, Republican Party of Iowa, Tom Vilsack, Mitt Romney
Robert E Glennon	Saxby Chambliss, Chris Dodd, Chuck Grassley, Tom Harkin, Ben Nelson, Earl Ralph Pomeroy III, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Mitt Romney
Ronald L Platt	Leonard L Boswell, Chris Dodd, Chuck Grassley, Tom Harkin, Ben Nelson, Earl Ralph Pomeroy III, National Republican Congressional Committee, Iowa Democratic Party
Frank Norton	Saxby Chambliss, Chuck Grassley, Tom Harkin, Ben Nelson, George W Bush, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Mitt Romney
Frederick Graefe	Leonard L Boswell, Chris Dodd, Chuck Grassley, Tom Harkin, Ben Nelson, Barack Obama, Earl Ralph Pomeroy III, Christie Vilsack

Donor

Common Recipients

Bernie Marcus

Saxby Chambliss, Chuck Grassley, Tom Harkin, George W Bush, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Republican Party of Iowa, Mitt Romney

Donald F Lamberti

Leonard L Boswell, Chuck Grassley, Jim Leach, George W Bush, National Republican Congressional Committee, Republican Party of Iowa, Stanley J Thompson, Jeffrey Lamberti

Woody Johnson

Chuck Grassley, Tom Harkin, George W Bush, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Iowa Democratic Party, Republican Party of Iowa, Mitt Romney

Greg Ganske

Chuck Grassley, Jim Leach, George W Bush, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Republican Party of Iowa, Stanley J Thompson, Jeffrey Lamberti, Mitt Romney

Stephen Grand

Saxby Chambliss, Chuck Grassley, Tom Harkin, Ben Nelson, Barack Obama, George W Bush, National Republican Congressional Committee, Mitt Romney